A German court has ruled that a Nazi concentration camp memorial has the right to refuse entry to those wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.

The higher administrative court in the eastern state of Thuringia on Wednesday rejected a request from a woman to be allowed entry to the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial while wearing a keffiyeh.

“It is unquestionable that this would endanger the sense of security of many Jews, especially at this site,” the court said.

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    8 hours ago

    Regardless of anything else you might think, you just have to admit that this rationale is bullshit:

    “It is unquestionable that this would endanger the sense of security of many Jews, especially at this site,” the court said.

    It is not unquestionable that wearing a keffiyeh would endanger anyone’s sense of security.

    Argue about anything else, but you cannot actually defend that “it is unquestionable”.